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hemiram · January 18, 2013, 07:19 AM

I have a bunch of guns that would make this list. All were $400 or less, some a lot less:

Beretta 92FS, used 98%, $400 with 3 factory and 2 GI mags, in the case with all the paperwork, etc.
S&W 5906, used 98%, 3 factory mags, $325.
Tanfoglio "Mossad" (Same gun as early EAA Witness) in satin nickel, 90+%, one factory mag $320.
EAA Witness, same gun as above, different name, almost in 100%, 2 mags, $325, seller had all kinds of problems with it. I cleaned away the hunk of case stuck under the extractor, and it runs fine.
Astra A-100, eats anything, 98+%, with three mags, $269. "Rust" was actually some kind of polishing compound that came off with CLP.

My picks would be the 5906 or the 92FS, but all these guns are as reliable as a gun can possibly be (Yes, even the Astra), and none of them have any "limp wristing" nonsense as several of the guns I've had over the years have had.

January 18, 2013, 07:19 AM	#55
hemiram Senior Member Join Date: November 6, 2005 Location: Toledo, ohio Posts: 762	I have a bunch of guns that would make this list. All were $400 or less, some a lot less: Beretta 92FS, used 98%, $400 with 3 factory and 2 GI mags, in the case with all the paperwork, etc. S&W 5906, used 98%, 3 factory mags, $325. Tanfoglio "Mossad" (Same gun as early EAA Witness) in satin nickel, 90+%, one factory mag $320. EAA Witness, same gun as above, different name, almost in 100%, 2 mags, $325, seller had all kinds of problems with it. I cleaned away the hunk of case stuck under the extractor, and it runs fine. Astra A-100, eats anything, 98+%, with three mags, $269. "Rust" was actually some kind of polishing compound that came off with CLP. My picks would be the 5906 or the 92FS, but all these guns are as reliable as a gun can possibly be (Yes, even the Astra), and none of them have any "limp wristing" nonsense as several of the guns I've had over the years have had.